The purpose of the Act is to discourage the mainland American colonies from importing molasses.

该法案的目的是阻止美国大陆殖民地进口糖蜜。

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Let us resolve that all nations - including my own-will act with the same seriousness of purpose as has your nation, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere.

让我们下定决心，所有国家—包括我自己的国家—像你们国家一样带著同样严肃的目标行动，减少我们排放到大气中的二氧化碳。

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Think about the parts of communication involved in any writing or speaking event act: purpose and audience.

所有的听说活动，都包括了交流的一个重要部分：目的和听众。

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Clinton said a North Korean missile launch, for any purpose, would be a provocative act and a violation of U.N.Security Council resolution 1718 - approved after its 2006 nuclear test- demanding an end to Pyonyang's nuclear weapon and missile programs.

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It is a knowledge of how to act where the purpose of action is acting well.

这是一种如何表现,将动作目的完整诠译的知识。

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The USA PATRIOT Act expanded the purpose of National Security Letters (NSL) to allow government agencies to use them to request any data relevant to an investigation of terrorism or an intelligence activity without court oversight.

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In 1996, responding to a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, Congress passed and President Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for the purpose of federal law.

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It gives me great satisfaction to be able to act in service of this greater purpose.

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